Rein-holder.



PATENTBD JUNE 11 1907' G. STOGKHILL. REIN HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED MAR4, 1901.

vertical longitudinal section.

GEORGE STOCKHILL, OF FORT KEOGI-I, MONTANA.

RElN-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 11, 1907.

Application filed March 4,1907. Serial No. 360,407.

To ctlZ whont it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE S'rocmmm, a citizen of the United States,residing at Fort Keogh, in the county of Custer, State of Montana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Rein-Holders; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention has for its object the provision of a holder for thereins of harness that shall be adapted to be readily and firmly securedto the dashboard or on a side of the forward part of the vehicle body,and in which the reins can be easily and quickly placed and theresecurely held.

The nature of the invention is ascertaim able from the device portrayedin the annexed drawings, forming a part of this specification, in viewof which the invention will first be described with respect to itsconstruction and mode of use, and then be pointed out in the subjoinedclaims.

Of the said drawmgs Flgure 1 1s a front elevation. Flg. 2 1s a sideview. Fig. 3 1s a Fig. 4 is a transverse section showing the position ofthe reins in the holder.

Similar numerals of reference designate similar parts or features, asthe case may be, wherever they occur.

My improved rein-holder is composed entirely of a length of wire bent toform the parts and features of the construction. In said constructiondesignates a base provided at the corners with eyes 11 for the receptionof the shanks of fastening screws by which the frame may be secured tothe dashboard or other part of a vehicle.

12 designates a bar composed of doubled portions of the length of wire,which bar is disposed centrally of the sides 13 and 1-1 of the frame andis offset from the latter by right angular bends 15 and 16 at the endsof said bar, the inner ends of the said angular offset bends beingconnected with the top and bottom wires 17 and 18 of the frame. The formand construction of the central bar 12 renders it relatively rigid.

19 and 20 designate spring fingers composed of doubled portions of wire,connected with the bottom frame wire 18 and coiled thereabout, as shown.The said fingers extend up over the side wires 13 and 14 of the frameto,

or near to, the top frame wire 17, but in a plane nearer the base thanthe central bar 12.

I'Vith this construction, the driver of a horse or team, having theinvention secured in proper position on the vehicle, upon stopping theteam may pass the portion of the reins in his hands down between thespring fingers 19 and 20 and the side frame wires 13 and 14 with anoutwardly bent portion extending over the central o'fl'set bar 12, andthen by drawing slightly on the loose ends of the reins he will tightenthem with requisite security, and in clamped position in the rein-holderso that they will not become loosened and fall under the feet of thehorses, while they are standing.

Should occasion require for the driver or other person to get hold ofthe reins quickly to control or hold the horse or team, the ends will bein position where they can readily be reached and by taking hold of themand pulling upward slightly thereon they will be instantly released fromthe holder and be in position, without any entanglement for use asdesired.

It is necessary that the spring fingers 19 and 20 should be onlyslightly resilient to render them eflicient in the performance of theirfunctions as clamping means. Indeed, if they were rigid they wouldsubservo their purposes well enough in most cases, but not quite so wellas where they are made slightly resilient.

By my improvement a very simple and quite cflicient rein-holder isprovided that will obviate the necessity of wrapping the reins about thewhip in the whip stock or dropping them over the sides of the dash, oron the iloor of the carriage-body, and avoid the inconvenience anddanger ofsuch doing.

What is claimed is- A rein-holder consisting entirely of wire, andcomprising a rectangular base having eyes at its corners, a central baroffset from the base and connected therewith at both ends, and springfingers connected with the base at their lower ends, and extended up onthe opposite sides of the central bar on a plane nearer the base thanthe central bar, the upper ends of the fingers being free.

In testimony whereof, I afliX my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

GEO R GE STO CKHILL.

I/Vitnesses S. FRED GALE, TnoMAs WEAR.

